tier: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of tier
- frontier«Word Popularity Bar5/5
frontier
- noun a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
- the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day
- noun an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
- noun a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
- courtier3/5
courtier
- noun an attendant at the court of a sovereign
- noun an attendant at the court of a sovereign
- cartier3/5
cartier
- noun French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
Jacques Cartier.
- noun French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557)
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whittier
- noun United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
John Greenleaf Whittier.
- noun United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892)
- prettier3/5
pretty
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- adjective satellite (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
- adjective satellite pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
- gautier3/5
gautier
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- rentier2/5
rentier
- noun someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments
- noun someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments
- metier2/5
metier
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; specialty; long suit; forte.
- cooking is his forte
- noun an occupation for which you are especially well suited
medium.
- in law he found his true metier
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
- loftier2/5
lofty
- adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
idealistic; exalted; noble-minded; elevated; rarefied; rarified; grand; high-flown; high-minded; sublime.
- an exalted ideal
- argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
- a noble and lofty concept
- a grand purpose
- adjective satellite of imposing height; especially standing out above others
towering; soaring; eminent.
- an eminent peak
- lofty mountains
- the soaring spires of the cathedral
- towering icebergs
- adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
- weightier2/5
weighty
- adjective having relatively great weight; heavy
- a weighty load
- a weighty package
- adjective satellite powerfully persuasive
telling; cogent.
- a cogent argument
- a telling presentation
- a weighty argument
- adjective having relatively great weight; heavy
- poitier2/5
poitier
- noun United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
Sidney Poitier.
- noun United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
- dirtier2/5
dirty
- verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty
begrime; soil; grime; bemire; colly.
- don't soil your clothes when you play outside!
- adjective soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
soiled; unclean.
- dirty unswept sidewalks
- a child in dirty overalls
- dirty slums
- piles of dirty dishes
- put his dirty feet on the clean sheet
- wore an unclean shirt
- mining is a dirty job
- Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
- verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty
- nastier2/5
nasty
- adjective offensive or even (of persons) malicious
awful.
- in a nasty mood
- a nasty accident
- a nasty shock
- a nasty smell
- a nasty trick to pull
- Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
- adjective satellite exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
tight.
- a nasty problem
- a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
- adjective offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- emptier2/5
empty
- noun a container that has been emptied
- return all empties to the store
- verb make void or empty of contents
- Empty the box
- The alarm emptied the building
- noun a container that has been emptied
- tastier2/5
tasty
- adjective pleasing to the sense of taste
- a tasty morsel
- adjective pleasing to the sense of taste
- mightier2/5
mighty
- adjective satellite having or showing great strength or force or intensity
- struck a mighty blow
- the mighty logger Paul Bunyan
- the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
- adverb (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
powerful; right; mightily.
- the baby is mighty cute
- he's mighty tired
- it is powerful humid
- that boy is powerful big now
- they have a right nice place
- they rejoiced mightily
- adjective satellite having or showing great strength or force or intensity
- cottier2/5
cottier
- noun a medieval English villein
cotter.
- noun a medieval English villein
- pelletier2/5
pelletier
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- charpentier2/5
- quartier2/5
quartier
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- sabatier2/5
- fortier2/5
forty
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
XL; 40.
- adjective satellite being ten more than thirty
twoscore; xl; 40.
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
- mortier2/5
mortier
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- parmentier2/5
- transfrontier2/5
transfrontier
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- entier2/5
entier
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- knottier1/5
knotty
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tough; problematic; elusive; baffling; problematical.
- a baffling problem
- I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
- a problematic situation at home
- adjective satellite used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
gnarly; gnarled; knotted; knobbed.
- gnarled and knotted hands
- a knobbed stick
- adjective satellite making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
- fattier1/5
fatty
- noun a rotund individual
roly-poly; butterball; fatso; fat person.
- adjective containing or composed of fat
fat.
- fatty food
- fat tissue
- noun a rotund individual
- nuttier1/5
nutty
- adjective satellite having the flavor of nuts
nutlike.
- a nutty sherry
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite having the flavor of nuts
- pettier1/5
petty
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
petit larceny; petty larceny.
- adjective satellite inferior in rank or status
junior-grade; lower-ranking; lowly; subaltern; secondary.
- the junior faculty
- a lowly corporal
- petty officialdom
- a subordinate functionary
- noun larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- battier1/5
batty
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; cracked; fruity; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- fruitier1/5
fruity
- adjective satellite tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
- adjective satellite informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
loco; wacky; loopy; bats; haywire; nuts; balmy; kooky; nutty; barmy; around the bend; buggy; kookie; loony; whacky; crackers; round the bend; daft; dotty; batty; cracked; bonkers.
- it used to drive my husband balmy
- adjective satellite tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit
- artier1/5
arty
- adjective satellite showily imitative of art or artists
- adjective satellite showily imitative of art or artists
- saltier1/5
salty
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
piquant.
- a piquant wit
- salty language
- adjective containing or filled with salt
- salt water
- adjective satellite engagingly stimulating or provocative
- pottier1/5
potty
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
throne; toilet; commode; crapper; stool; can; pot.
- noun a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom
chamberpot; thunder mug.
- noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
- heartier1/5
hearty
- adjective satellite showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
- gave us a cordial reception
- a hearty welcome
- adjective satellite providing abundant nourishment
solid; substantial; square; satisfying.
- a hearty meal
- good solid food
- ate a substantial breakfast
- four square meals a day
- adjective satellite showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
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bustier
- noun a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress
- adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
busty; sonsie; stacked; voluptuous; full-bosomed; bosomy; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
- Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
- a curvy young woman in a tight dress
- noun a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress
- guiltier1/5
guilty
- adjective responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
- guilty of murder
- the guilty person
- secret guilty deeds
- adjective satellite showing a sense of guilt
hangdog; shamefaced; shamed.
- a guilty look
- the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
- adjective responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
- wittier1/5
witty
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- his sermons were unpredictably witty and satirical as well as eloquent
- adjective satellite combining clever conception and facetious expression
- heftier1/5
hefty
- adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
powerful; brawny; muscular; sinewy.
- a hefty athlete
- a muscular boxer
- powerful arms
- adjective satellite of considerable weight and size
- a hefty dictionary
- adjective satellite (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
- thirstier1/5
thirsty
- adjective satellite needing moisture
- thirsty fields under a rainless sky
- adjective feeling a need or desire to drink
- after playing hard the children were thirsty
- adjective satellite needing moisture
- sportier1/5
sporty
- adjective satellite exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
sporting; clean; sportsmanlike.
- a clean fight
- a sporting solution of the disagreement
- sportsmanlike conduct
- adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
showy; gaudy; flashy; jazzy.
- adjective satellite exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
- chattier1/5
chatty
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
loquacious; talky; gabby; garrulous; talkative.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
- adjective satellite prone to friendly informal communication
gossipy; newsy.
- adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
- naughtier1/5
naughty
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
blue; juicy; gamy; racy; spicy; risque; gamey.
- a blue movie
- blue jokes
- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details
- a juicy scandal
- a naughty wink
- naughty words
- racy anecdotes
- a risque story
- spicy gossip
- adjective satellite badly behaved
- a naughty boy
- adjective satellite suggestive of sexual impropriety
- lustier1/5
lusty
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
lustful; concupiscent.
- adjective satellite endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health
hearty; red-blooded; full-blooded.
- a hearty glow of health
- adjective satellite vigorously passionate
- hastier1/5
hasty
- adjective satellite excessively quick
headlong.
- made a hasty exit
- a headlong rush to sell
- adjective satellite done with very great haste and without due deliberation
precipitate; overhasty; precipitant; precipitous.
- hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare
- hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes
- rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion
- wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
- adjective satellite excessively quick
- nattier1/5
natty
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
rakish; spiffy; snappy; raffish; dashing; spruce; dapper; jaunty.
- a dapper young man
- a jaunty red hat
- adjective satellite marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
- meatier1/5
meaty
- adjective like or containing meat; let's have a meaty meal"
- enough of vegetarianism
- adjective satellite being on topic and prompting thought
substantive.
- a meaty discussion
- adjective like or containing meat; let's have a meaty meal"
- grittier1/5
gritty
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
grainy; granular; farinaceous; mealy; coarse-grained; granulose.
- granular sugar
- the photographs were grainy and indistinct
- it left a mealy residue
- adjective satellite willing to face danger
spunky; mettlesome; gamy; spirited; game; gamey.
- adjective satellite composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
- scantier1/5
scanty
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
pantie; panty; step-in.
- adjective satellite lacking in amplitude or quantity
spare; bare.
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
- noun short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
- daintier1/5
dainty
- noun something considered choice to eat
goody; kickshaw; delicacy; treat.
- adjective satellite affectedly dainty or refined
twee; prim; niminy-piminy; mincing.
- noun something considered choice to eat
- dustier1/5
dusty
- adjective satellite covered with a layer of dust
dust-covered.
- a dusty pile of books
- adjective satellite lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new
cold; stale; moth-eaten.
- moth-eaten theories about race
- stale news
- adjective satellite covered with a layer of dust
- rattier1/5
ratty
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- adjective satellite showing signs of wear and tear
moth-eaten; tatty; shabby.
- a ratty old overcoat
- shabby furniture
- an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains
- adjective of or characteristic of rats
- craftier1/5
crafty
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
tricky; wily; knavish; sly; slick; foxy; guileful; tricksy; dodgy; cunning.
- cunning men often pass for wise
- deep political machinations
- a foxy scheme
- a slick evasive answer
- sly as a fox
- tricky Dick
- a wily old attorney
- adjective satellite marked by skill in deception
- haughtier1/5
haughty
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
overbearing; swaggering; prideful; imperious; lordly; disdainful; supercilious; sniffy.
- some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- haughty aristocrats
- his lordly manners were offensive
- walked with a prideful swagger
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
- a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
- adjective satellite having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- mistier1/5
misty
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
foggy; brumous; hazy.
- a brumous October morning
- adjective satellite wet with mist
- the misty evening
- adjective satellite filled or abounding with fog or mist
- thriftier1/5
thrifty
- adjective careful and diligent in the use of resources
- adjective satellite mindful of the future in spending money
careful.
- careful with money
- adjective careful and diligent in the use of resources
- portier1/5
portier
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- métier1/5
- chantier1/5
chanty
- noun a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
shanty; sea chantey; chantey.
- noun a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
- routier1/5
routier
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- chocolatier1/5
chocolatier
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- motier1/5
motier
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- partier1/5
party
- noun an organization to gain political power
political party.
- in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level
- noun a group of people gathered together for pleasure
- she joined the party after dinner
- noun an organization to gain political power
- matier1/5
maty
A native house servant in India. Balfour (Cyc. of India).
- mottier1/5
motty
Full of, or consisting of, motes. Written also Scot.mottie .The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. H. Miller.
Suffixes of tier
- tiers«Word Popularity Bar3/5
tier
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
grade; level.
- lumber of the highest grade
- noun any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- tiered3/5
tiered
- adjective having or arranged in tiers
- a tiered mound
- adjective having or arranged in tiers
- tierra3/5
tierra
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- tierce2/5
tierce
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
terce.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
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- tierces1/5
tierce
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
terce.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
deuce-ace; trio; triplet; tercet; troika; three; trey; 3; ternion; trine; ternary; triad; threesome; leash; III; trinity; terzetto.
- noun the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
- tiercel1/5
tiercel
- noun male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
tercelet; tercel.
- noun male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
- tiering1/5
tier
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
grade; level.
- lumber of the highest grade
- noun any one of two or more competitors who tie one another
- noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
Derived words of tier
- frontiers«Word Popularity Bar4/5
frontier
- noun a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
- the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day
- noun an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
- noun a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
- courtiers3/5
courtier
- noun an attendant at the court of a sovereign
- noun an attendant at the court of a sovereign
- poitiers3/5
poitier
- noun United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
Sidney Poitier.
- noun United States film actor and director (born in 1927)
- gutierrez3/5
gutierrez
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- metiers2/5
metier
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; specialty; long suit; forte.
- cooking is his forte
- noun an occupation for which you are especially well suited
medium.
- in law he found his true metier
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
- rentiers2/5
rentier
- noun someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments
- noun someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments
- frontiersmen2/5
frontiersman
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
backwoodsman; mountain man.
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
- frontiersman2/5
frontiersman
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
backwoodsman; mountain man.
- noun a man who lives on the frontier
- multitiered2/5
- portieres1/5
portiere
- noun a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
- noun a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
- portiere1/5
portiere
- noun a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
- noun a heavy curtain hung across a doorway
- cottiers1/5
cottier
- noun a medieval English villein
cotter.
- noun a medieval English villein
- bustiers1/5
bustier
- noun a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress
- adjective satellite (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
busty; sonsie; stacked; voluptuous; full-bosomed; bosomy; buxom; curvaceous; curvy; well-endowed; sonsy.
- Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes
- a curvy young woman in a tight dress
- noun a close-fitting and strapless top without sleeves that is worn by women either as lingerie or for evening dress
- heritiera1/5
heritiera
- noun small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses
genus Terrietia; Terrietia; genus Heritiera.
- noun small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses
- quartiers1/5
- condottieri1/5
- condottiere1/5
condottiere
A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest.
- métiers1/5
- partiers1/5
- cafetiere1/5
cafetiere
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- chocolatiers1/5
- courtiership1/5
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